![]() Now she said afterwards that maybe it's not quite that true. Then there was "prodigy's are empathic, ASD's are not". They did some basic genetic testing but it was never compared to other genetic testing that has been done on ASD children - POND - just a "wasn't that interesting". She just says "oh, it does exist" but we never see any data. Many had ASD (SPD is in the "family" of disorders by POND that all have the similar ASD genes) as a child which I had issues with since IMO the premise was to prove that ASD was in the family tree, not the prodigy and if it was in the prodigy does that make them a savant? Just because over time they may "pass for normal" are they? As we discovered "passing" and puberty and psychometric testing all show those lovely blips that never disappear. ![]() To be blunt if the families hadn't "fed" the obsession, supplied everything from books, to teachers to materials, to travel to. She chose a number of "prodigy's" using the theory that they had to be "professionals" before age 10. Many had ASD (SPD is in the "family" of disorders by POND that all have the similar ASD gen Ok, finished it. ![]() ![]() Ruthsatz and Stephens take us from the prodigies’ homes to the depths of the autism archives to the cutting edge of genetics research, all while upending our understanding of what makes exceptional talent possible.more This inspiring tale of extraordinary children, indomitable parents, and a researcher’s unorthodox hunch is essential reading for anyone interested in the brain and human potential. In The Prodigy’s Cousin, Ruthsatz and Stephens narrate the poignant stories of the children they have studied, including that of a two-year-old who loved to spell words like “algorithm” and “confederation,” a six-year-old painter who churned out masterpieces faster than her parents could hang them, and a typically developing thirteen-year-old who smacked his head against a church floor and woke up a music prodigy. Ruthsatz and her daughter and coauthor, Kimberly Stephens, now propose a startling possibility: What if the abilities of child prodigies stem from a genetic link with autism? And could prodigies- children who have many of the strengths of autism but few of the challenges-be the key to a long-awaited autism breakthrough? Each prodigy has an extraordinary memory and a keen eye for detail-well-known but often-overlooked strengths associated with autism. Though the prodigies aren’t autistic, many have autistic family members. And what Ruthsatz’s investigation revealed is nothing short of astonishing. Another was a thirteen-year-old cooking sensation. One could reproduce radio tunes by ear on a toy guitar at two years old. Over the course of her career, psychologist Joanne Ruthsatz has quietly assembled the largest-ever research sample of these children. These kids aren’t autistic, and there has never been any kind of scientific connection between autism and prodigy. We mostly know them as the chatty and charming tykes who liven up daytime TV with violin solos and engaging banter. But there is another set of (tiny) geniuses whom you would never add to those ranks-child prodigies. The geeky Silicon Valley programmer who writes bulletproof code but can’t get a date. The absentminded professor with untied shoelaces. We mostly know them as the chatty and charming tykes who liven up daytime TV with violin so We all know the autistic genius stereotypes. We all know the autistic genius stereotypes.
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